Drone video shows dolphin pod surfing the waves

UMDLOTI BEACH, South Africa (KGO) -- We've seen incredible video of dolphins having fun with whales in Monterey Bay recently, now new drone footage out of South Africa is just as breathtaking.

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If you love aquatic life, then you're going to love seeing these dolphins jump in the air and over the waves. It's a pretty big pod. Filmmaker Richard Melvill says he was out to film a timelapse of the surfers and sunrise when he captured the striking footage on May 27.

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The dolphins joined in with the surfers in riding the waves on Umdloti Beach. Melvill called it a "beautiful morning" on the water.